Finance Minister Purbaya Swears in 1,585 Finance Ministry Officials, Warns of Risks if Fiscal Management Fails

Jakarta — Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa inaugurated 1,585 officials within the Finance Ministry. The ceremony took place in Jakarta on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.

The officials inducted include 44 senior civil servants at echelon II level.

Purbaya emphasised that the induction ceremony was not merely an administrative formality. Positions within the Finance Ministry hold strategic roles in safeguarding national resilience.

“I am confident that you will carry out your duties to the best of your ability in accordance with your responsibilities as required, and may Allah the Almighty be with us,” Purbaya said during the inauguration ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.

“If we fail to protect the nation’s fiscal position, it is not only the Finance Ministry that suffers, but the public,” he stressed. “And if things go wrong, the integrity of the Republic of Indonesia could unravel.”

Sound fiscal management is considered essential to supporting economic stability. Development can proceed and public welfare can improve.

Poor fiscal management will have far-reaching consequences. These impacts are felt not only by the Finance Ministry but also by the public.

Purbaya also reminded officials of the Finance Ministry’s role as one of the principal pillars of national stability.

“So all of you are at the forefront of protecting the Republic of Indonesia. Sometimes some of us are unaware that the Finance Ministry is a cornerstone institution of this nation. That is why I always say that positions in the Finance Ministry are positions that involve public money, and public money must be protected with discipline and integrity,” he concluded.

Several of the officials appointed come from the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat General, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, the Directorate General of Treasury, and the Directorate General of State Assets.